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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arkansas.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 237 law enforcement agencies employing 6,779 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.[1]
Law Enforcement in the State of Arkansas may have different emergency lighting depending on the preference of the agency. Arkansas law enforcement may choose to have police vehicles equipped with red and blue combination emergency lights or may use primarily blue emergency lights in their vehicles. Arkansas state law requires Arkansas law enforcement to at minimum have a blue flashing or rotating light equipped on police vehicles including city, county, state, or federal law enforcement. Only law enforcement in Arkansas are allowed to have vehicles equipped with a blue light.
State agencies
[edit]- Arkansas State Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADOC)
- Arkansas Forestry Commission
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy
- Arkansas State Capitol Police
- Arkansas State Hospital Police
- Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
- Arkansas State Police
- Arkansas Supreme Court Police[2]
- Arkansas Tobacco Control Board Enforcement
- Arkansas Department of Insurance
County agencies
[edit]City agencies
[edit]College and university agencies
[edit]- Arkansas State University Police
- Arkansas Tech University Department of Public Safety
- Black River Technical College Police
- Henderson State University Police
- Northwest Arkansas Community College Police
- North Arkansas College Police
- Southern Arkansas University Police Department
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Police Department
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock Police Department
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Police Department
- University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Police Department
- University of Arkansas at Morrilton Police Department
- University of Arkansas at Monticello Department of Public Safety
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Police Department
- University of Central Arkansas Police Department
Other agencies
[edit]- Camp Robinson Department of Public Safety
- Fort Chaffee Department of Public Safety
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas
- 188th Air National Guard Police
- Union Pacific Police Department
- Kansas City Southern Railway Safety and Security Team now the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Police Service after its merger in April 14,2023
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations
Defunct Agencies
[edit]- Alicia Police Department
- Amagon Police Department
- Belleville City Marshal's Office
- Bethel Heights Police Department[17]
- Biggers Police Department
- Caldwell Marshal's Office
- College City Marshal's Office
- Colt Police Department
- Edmondson Police Department
- Fisher Police Department
- Foreman Marshal's Office
- Grubbs Police Department
- Haynes Police Department
- Hickory Ridge Police Department[18]
- Jacksonport Police Department
- Joiner Police Department
- Kingsland Marshal's Office
- Maynard Police Department
- Mt. Ida Police Department
- Newark Police Department
- Parkin Police Department[19]
- Portia Police Department
- Reyno Police Department
- Sulphur Rock Marshal's Office
- Summit Police Department
- Waldenburg Police Department
- Yellville Police Department
References
[edit]- ^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
- ^ Flaherty, Joseph (June 16, 2022). "Applicants for Little Rock police chief include current, former law enforcement personnel from around the country". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
Murry is a patrolman with the Arkansas Supreme Court Police Department in Little Rock, where he has worked since 2019, his application says.
- ^ "Faulkner County Sheriff's Office". Faulkner County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (28 May 2015). "Clarksville turns out to lay deputy to rest". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ Merschon, Matt (4 June 2014). "Bryant Police use #CELLfies to publicly humiliate criminals". KATV. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Earle Police Officer Arrested for Possession of Drugs". Fox 16. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Fired Fayetteville Officer Gets 5 Years Probation For Sexual Assault; by Shain Bergan, KFSM, 15 August 2014
- ^ Lawsuit Filed Against Fort Smith Police Department; by Stacy Ryburn, 28 December 2013, Times-Record
- ^ Charges against Hastings dismissed before third trial; by Gavin Lesnick, 7 April 2014, Arkansas Online
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ Official web site accessed 28 December 2014
- ^ "Police Department". City of Pottsville. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Joenks, Laurinda (August 23, 2020). "Bethel Heights ceases to exist Friday afternoon". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Hankins, Stephen (January 16, 2003). "Hickory Ridge residents search for way to hire police officer". The Jonesboro Sun. Jonesboro. Retrieved December 13, 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Heard, Kenneth (April 9, 2016). "Parkin mayor disbands police, cites cost". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. p. 9. ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
